²³ Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it `are' the outgoings of life.

⁴⁵ `The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which `is' evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.

³⁴ `Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things -- being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

³⁵ The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

²¹ for from within, out of the heart of men, the evil reasonings do come forth, adulteries, whoredoms, murders,

²² thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

²³ all these evils do come forth from within, and they defile the man.'

²³ Search me, O God, and know my heart, Try me, and know my thoughts,

²⁴ And see if a grievous way be in me, And lead me in a way age-during!

⁹ Crooked `is' the heart above all things, And it `is' incurable -- who doth know it?

³ Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

¹⁹ for out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, whoredoms, thefts, false witnessings, evil speakings:

¹⁹ Hear thou, my son, and be wise, And make happy in the way thy heart,

²⁶ Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

¹⁴ and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,

¹⁵ afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

³⁸ Watch ye and pray, that ye may not enter into temptation; the spirit indeed is forward, but the flesh weak.'

⁹ `Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

⁷ The first thing `is' wisdom -- get wisdom, And with all thy getting get understanding.

²¹ My son! let them not turn from thine eyes, Keep thou wisdom and thoughtfulness,

¹⁵ looking diligently over lest any one be failing of the grace of God, lest any root of bitterness springing up may give trouble, and through this many may be defiled;

⁵ Thorns -- snares `are' in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.

¹⁶ A gracious woman retaineth honour, And terrible `men' retain riches.

¹³ There is a painful evil I have seen under the sun: wealth kept for its possessor, for his evil.